How to Develop Your Passions and Avoid Burnout (with Atul Gawande and Adam Grant)
Renowned surgeon Atul Gawande spends his days in the operating theater and his nights writing articles for The New Yorker and bestselling books like Being Mortal. Today on the show, he tells our curat...
5 Jan 202345min
FEELINGS: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work
Today, in a special bonus episode, we bring you a live conversation between Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy, authors of “No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work,” and our c...
29 Des 20221h
SAPIENS: Yuval Noah Harari on Our Past, Present, and Future
Yuval Noah Harari is a historian and philosopher whose books — "Sapiens," "Homo Deus," "21 Lessons for the 21st Century," and most recently "Unstoppable Us: How Humans Took Over the World" — have sold...
22 Des 20221h 23min
ANALOG: Let’s Build a More Human World
“The future is digital,” they said. Then the pandemic came along and forced that digital future on us. We traded offices for Zooms, gyms for Pelotons, schools for YouTube videos, restaurants for takeo...
15 Des 202253min
SLEEP: How Understanding Your Body’s Clock Can Revolutionize Your Health
Sleep can enhance your creativity, lift your spirits, improve your sense of humor, and amplify your sociability. So why do so many of us struggle to get a good night's rest? Russell Foster, a professo...
8 Des 20221h 7min
ANIMALS: They’re Smarter Than You Think
Alexandra Horowitz takes us inside the mind of a puppy. James Bridle introduces us to slime mold that can outwit the best human engineers. Justin Gregg makes the case that thinking like an animal is t...
1 Des 202235min
HUMOR: The Case for Navigating Life on the Precipice of a Smile
Humor is no laughing matter. It inspires innovation, strengthens relationships, disarms tension, and makes you look smart. Seriously. Stanford professors Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas say the reci...
24 Nov 20221h 14min
GOOD ARGUMENTS: Adam Grant and Champion Debater Bo Seo on the Craft of Persuasion
When Bo Seo was 8 years old, his family moved from Korea to Australia. He did not speak a world of English. At school, to deflect attention from his inarticulacy, he became an agreeable wallflower. Bu...
17 Nov 202254min
